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well, that proposition can be tested by the history of chuck hagel. what was the most important decisions he had to make as a senator? on the iraq war. he reported to have been opponent of the war. after the war went bad and public opinion had turned against it. on the crucial decision of launching the war at a time when the future is indeterminant and time information is necessarily incomplete, he voted to go to war. then when he had the second most important decision on the surge which saved the war and created the conditions where iraq, where we could leave iraq with a democratically elected politically neutral state, he has showed was against it. he led the fight against it. he said that it was morally, strategically wrong. so big decisions he had to exercise as senator, he had it wrong by his own rights on every single count. >> bret: as we have done here. we have taken a lot of time on the hagel nomination. brennan nomination is up, too. steve, perhaps the hagel nomination overtakes that and brennan doesn't face as much scrutiny if it was solo,
well, that proposition can be tested by the history of chuck hagel. what was the most important decisions he had to make as a senator? on the iraq war. he reported to have been opponent of the war. after the war went bad and public opinion had turned against it. on the crucial decision of launching the war at a time when the future is indeterminant and time information is necessarily incomplete, he voted to go to war. then when he had the second most important decision on the surge which saved...
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so the defense of chuck hagel after this hearing has to be something like chuck hagel for secretary of defense, he is not a man of conviction. >> bret: charles? >> his problem isn't the paper trail. the problem is a demonstrated, incredibly remarkable lack of confidence. the two lines of attack up until today were ideological, the content of what he has been saying over the years is the main stream way out there, to the left of obama. as mccain pointed out. he got the surge wrong. the first line is on the content. he has been denying the sense of essence of a dozen statement and idea in the past. >> bret: from the left and the right. on the gay issue, climate change -- >> he has seen the light on dozen issues. challenged in congress. what happened today was shocking, because it showed an astonishing lack of competence. he was wobbly, weak. fumbling. as we saw in the first clip, he didn't, when he said, when he corrects himself, on containment and says you know well, i was wrong about supporting containment, our policy is that we don't have a policy on containment, it showed he has no i
so the defense of chuck hagel after this hearing has to be something like chuck hagel for secretary of defense, he is not a man of conviction. >> bret: charles? >> his problem isn't the paper trail. the problem is a demonstrated, incredibly remarkable lack of confidence. the two lines of attack up until today were ideological, the content of what he has been saying over the years is the main stream way out there, to the left of obama. as mccain pointed out. he got the surge wrong....
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chuck hagel? >> controversial nomination. we spent time talking about, and i believe the armed services committee reported him out today. we will be dealing with that nomination on the floor according to many majority leader in next couple days. >> bret: think he gets through? >> a lot of opposition, very controversial nomination. we'll see what happens. >> bret: that wasn't a yes or no. >> we'll see what happens. >> bret: senator, thank you very much for stopping by. >> thank you. >> bret: well, senate minority leader mentioned, that the floor vote will happen. but the senate armed services committee has voted in favor of the nomination of chuck hagel as the next defense secretary. it was a party line vote, 14 democrats said yes. 11 republicans said no. the nomination now does go to the full senate. and we will talk about this in the next couple of days as the vote moves forward. in tonight's "state of the union" speech give us your reaction live in real time. here is how. correspondent shannon bream explains the bing pulse.
chuck hagel? >> controversial nomination. we spent time talking about, and i believe the armed services committee reported him out today. we will be dealing with that nomination on the floor according to many majority leader in next couple days. >> bret: think he gets through? >> a lot of opposition, very controversial nomination. we'll see what happens. >> bret: that wasn't a yes or no. >> we'll see what happens. >> bret: senator, thank you very much for...
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the first one getting attention is chuck hagel for defense secretary. how big of a bat doll you think this is. where do you think it will play out? >> this is the biggest of the five nomination fights we know about. maybe a vote against hagel. few republicans, none come to his defense. few republicans might vote for him. he has a contentious personal background. hard, acerbic and hard to work with. more important than that is the record on the issues. opposed to iranian sanctions. he opposed the iraq surge. defended dialogue with hamas. refused to join in a letter calling on e.u. to condemn hezbollah. he had a pejorative comment to jewish lobby. he has taken stances that indicateed he is less than supportive of the relationship with israel. >> there are two key democrats that could factor in how this goes. one is new york democratic senator schumer. >> he is staying quiet on the fight. talk about the real oppositio opposition. i think there will be some tough hurdles to get over with republicans. but i don't think there is enough democratic fight to sto
the first one getting attention is chuck hagel for defense secretary. how big of a bat doll you think this is. where do you think it will play out? >> this is the biggest of the five nomination fights we know about. maybe a vote against hagel. few republicans, none come to his defense. few republicans might vote for him. he has a contentious personal background. hard, acerbic and hard to work with. more important than that is the record on the issues. opposed to iranian sanctions. he...
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the accusation comes amid the first afghan trip for new defense secretary chuck hagel, the man who will oversee the planned withdrawal of 34,000 u.s. troops over the next yea year-and-a-half. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the top story. >> reporter: an already awful weekend in afghanistan got even more horrific today. two soldiers killed. as a new spate of anti-american comments by afghan president hamid karzai who accused the u.s. of colluding with the taliban. drew an angry white house rebuke. >> that is cat goricly false. nobody believes that. and our men and women for going on 12 years have sacrificed enormously on behalf of afghanistan. >> new defense secretary chuck hagel's first trip to afghanistan on the job was overshadowed by karzai's comment and the violence, which started within hours of hagel's arrival saturday in kabul. with a suicide bomber detonating his vest outside the afghan ministry of defense, killing at least ten people. shortly after that, another bombing in the eastern province of khost killing eight children, while karzai somehow turned all of thi
the accusation comes amid the first afghan trip for new defense secretary chuck hagel, the man who will oversee the planned withdrawal of 34,000 u.s. troops over the next yea year-and-a-half. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the top story. >> reporter: an already awful weekend in afghanistan got even more horrific today. two soldiers killed. as a new spate of anti-american comments by afghan president hamid karzai who accused the u.s. of colluding with the taliban. drew an...
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at defense, after bob gates and panetta, the president's pick of chuck hagel sends a similar message. he is republican but the past statements on israel and iran as well as his opposition to the troop surge in iraq will likely make for a heated confirmation process. if confirmed, he will most likely lead major budgetary belt tightening at the pentagon. >> this is a president looking for what they used to say about eisenhower, against on the cheap. using drones, using intelligence in new way anything but to send troops into a foreign war. >> in the second term many analysts look for one last big push, perhaps immigration reform. with a growing latino vote adding additional pressure on both parties ahead of 2016 and others feel the time has passed for big bold moves. douglas brinkley said the gridlock in washington is very real and the president has to wake up every day determined not to be a lame duck president. and the inner team obama, he has had more chiefs of staff than any other president in history and with the next chief of staff, that will make five. we will talk all things ina
at defense, after bob gates and panetta, the president's pick of chuck hagel sends a similar message. he is republican but the past statements on israel and iran as well as his opposition to the troop surge in iraq will likely make for a heated confirmation process. if confirmed, he will most likely lead major budgetary belt tightening at the pentagon. >> this is a president looking for what they used to say about eisenhower, against on the cheap. using drones, using intelligence in new...
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hagel visited kabul was taken out of context. >> translator: we remain gratal for everything you have done to rebuild afghanistan and security forces. we conveyed the expression of gratitude to the president of the united states. and to the excellency the secretary. >> roughly 100,000 u.s. troops remain in afghanistan but set to leave the country by end of 2014. aides to kerry said he pressed karzai to ensure next year's afghan election where karzai will not be a candidate will be free and fair. >> the united states of america is committed beyond 2014 to the government of afghanistan to this legitimate democratic political process. the taliban can choose to be part of that. they know how. >> sunday found kerry in baghdad where he conveyed washington growing displeasure with the way the both of iraqi prime minister permitted iraqi air space used by iran for deliveries of weapons and foreign fighters to the regime of bashar assad in syria. >> there are members of congress and people in america who increasingly are watching what iraq is doing. and wondering how it is that a partner in ef
hagel visited kabul was taken out of context. >> translator: we remain gratal for everything you have done to rebuild afghanistan and security forces. we conveyed the expression of gratitude to the president of the united states. and to the excellency the secretary. >> roughly 100,000 u.s. troops remain in afghanistan but set to leave the country by end of 2014. aides to kerry said he pressed karzai to ensure next year's afghan election where karzai will not be a candidate will be...
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the man overseeing the cut is confirmed, defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. in august of 2011, hagel said the defense departmented was bloated, adding the pentagon needs to be pared down. i don't think the military looked at themselves strategically, critically in a long, long time. the u.s. military has gone from a cold war model of being able to fight two simultaneous wars to a 1-1/2 war strategy under president obama. given cuts in recent years. >> if we sudply have a crisis in the gulf with iran, if we sudply face a nuclear issue, which forces us to deal with preventative strikes we have a different military spending profile again. >> the u.s. army is preparing to eliminate two of the eight brigades in europe and may cut eight more brigades overall, reducing the army by 80,000 troops. hagel endorsed deep nuclear cuts backing a report by the group global zero calling for 80% reduction in the u.s. nuclear weapons arsenal that could save $100 billion in ten years. >> the problem is if you are going to cut the nuclear forces, and the nuclear stockpile, you to
the man overseeing the cut is confirmed, defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. in august of 2011, hagel said the defense departmented was bloated, adding the pentagon needs to be pared down. i don't think the military looked at themselves strategically, critically in a long, long time. the u.s. military has gone from a cold war model of being able to fight two simultaneous wars to a 1-1/2 war strategy under president obama. given cuts in recent years. >> if we sudply have a crisis in the...
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. >> chuck hagel was confirmed as defense secretary despite the lackluster performance in front of the senate armed services committee and controversial comments he made about irap and israel. the vote was 58 to 41 with democrats and four republicans backing him. today, the number two ranked republican crushed his former colleague. >> there is simply no way to sugar coat it. senator hagel performance before the senate armed services committee was inept. we should not install defense secretary who is not qualified for job. >> in case colleagues were considering make hagel wait longer a democrat warned one day it will be a g.o.p. president's nominee. >> i say to the republican friends, just be careful. i say this with respect. some day the friends on the other side. 71 senators voted to end debate. the former white house chief of staff budget director jack lew's nomination brought up for consideration. i'd half o ahead of the vote, they talked about the money and benefits earned when he wasn't in government. >> paid his salary and mortgage and paid a substantial $685,000 severance paymen
. >> chuck hagel was confirmed as defense secretary despite the lackluster performance in front of the senate armed services committee and controversial comments he made about irap and israel. the vote was 58 to 41 with democrats and four republicans backing him. today, the number two ranked republican crushed his former colleague. >> there is simply no way to sugar coat it. senator hagel performance before the senate armed services committee was inept. we should not install defense...
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and winner is chuck hagel elevated to dashboard saint. >> bret: that is it. losing, my timing. stay tuned. i don't have more time. [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing e all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. [ male announcer ] sounds good. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. at explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! e power of the "name your price" tool. only from progressive.
and winner is chuck hagel elevated to dashboard saint. >> bret: that is it. losing, my timing. stay tuned. i don't have more time. [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing e all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male...
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chuck hagel may have a bumpyer ride but will likely be confirmed as secretary of defense. you see a different foreign policy with those people key positions for president obama's second term? >> no question about it. first and foremost what you see not only with kerry but with john brennan now playing a key role is there is more of an effort to one slim down the size of the defense and military footprint the united states has worldwide. i think that is on the democratic budget side that is a priority. slim down spending. as a matter of foreign policy that the military and use of military force should not be the first option. i think that is what you see from hagel and kerry. of course the reinvention the cia will change as well as part of the equation. let me say that i think the administration has lots to be proud of on the foreign policy front. i strongly disagree with charles krauthammer. i think it is major in the united states. i think when you think about what happened in egypt and libya and when you think about the effort the united states has made to get out of ira
chuck hagel may have a bumpyer ride but will likely be confirmed as secretary of defense. you see a different foreign policy with those people key positions for president obama's second term? >> no question about it. first and foremost what you see not only with kerry but with john brennan now playing a key role is there is more of an effort to one slim down the size of the defense and military footprint the united states has worldwide. i think that is on the democratic budget side that...
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the special inspector general for afghanistan is demanding answers from chuck hagel. commanders determined as lerl i as may 2010 that there was no need for the facility get the military still moved ahead. i'm deeply troubled that the military may have spent taxpayer funds on a construction project that should have been stopped. the massive operation central rivals that of centcom. it has fancy office equipment, but it will likely have to be torn down. the pentagon says it is investigating. >> certainly investigation needs to be conducted and find out who made the division to do this. but the truth is it doesn't make any sense at that tind we're ow explanation. >> the waste is not unique. the state department spent $80 million on a ten year lease for a u.s. consulate in northern afghanistan that will never be used. >> hard to believe. jennifer, thank you. ben bernanke says the economy has yet to fully recover from the 2008 financial downturn. he says the crisis showed the fed it must strengthen its approach to both regulation and interest rate policies. the dow broke i
the special inspector general for afghanistan is demanding answers from chuck hagel. commanders determined as lerl i as may 2010 that there was no need for the facility get the military still moved ahead. i'm deeply troubled that the military may have spent taxpayer funds on a construction project that should have been stopped. the massive operation central rivals that of centcom. it has fancy office equipment, but it will likely have to be torn down. the pentagon says it is investigating....
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. >> despite his own defense secretary chuck hagel and other top officials now declaring there is evidence chemical weapons have been used in syria, the president hinted at the mistakes made in iraq to say he needs to have clear facts to tie the weapons directly to assad. >> if i can establish in a way that not only the united states but also the international community feel confident is the use assad regime. then that is a game changer. >> u.s. military action? >> by game changer i mean that we would have to re-think the range of options that are available to us. >> former senator joe lieberman said that since over 70,000 syrians have already been slaughtered, he was troubled by mr. obama's staples today. >> we can't let this red line become fuzzy in a lot of international lawyering and the united nations. >> the president's hesitation may be reflected in a new cbs news, "new york times" poll which found nearly two chirdz of the american public does not want military intervention. on the question of whether the u.s. has a responsibility in syria, 62 percent said no. 24 percent said yes. t
. >> despite his own defense secretary chuck hagel and other top officials now declaring there is evidence chemical weapons have been used in syria, the president hinted at the mistakes made in iraq to say he needs to have clear facts to tie the weapons directly to assad. >> if i can establish in a way that not only the united states but also the international community feel confident is the use assad regime. then that is a game changer. >> u.s. military action? >> by...
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. >> reporter: spokesperson for chuck hagel agreed said delaying contract awards would unacceptably delay our efforts to develop the smw into a capable force. with u.s. forces set to leave afghanistan by end of 2014, afghan police pa control and afghan army units take the lead in most combat operations. but high tech, logistics, medical capabilities are inadequate to counter insurgency tasks. they will benefit from hardware the u.s. is not shipping state side. >> we want to push them as hard as we can to be ready end of next year, recognize we're not going to get to the finish line in each and every area. >> reporter: also complicating counter narcotics effort of the special mission wing are flourishing poppy fields, which reclaimed its position as the leading producer and cultivator of opium. >> thank you. >>> a house committee tells an irs manager she can't have her fifth amendment cake and eat it, too. the fox all stars will react when we return. the great outdoors... ...and a great deal. thanks to dad. (gasp) nope. aw! guys! grrrr let's leave the deals to hotels.com. (nice bear!) ooo!
. >> reporter: spokesperson for chuck hagel agreed said delaying contract awards would unacceptably delay our efforts to develop the smw into a capable force. with u.s. forces set to leave afghanistan by end of 2014, afghan police pa control and afghan army units take the lead in most combat operations. but high tech, logistics, medical capabilities are inadequate to counter insurgency tasks. they will benefit from hardware the u.s. is not shipping state side. >> we want to push...
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south carolina senator lindsey graham says he will block confirmation of chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for c.i.a. until they clear up issues ranging from the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi to enhanced interrogation techniques for suspected terrorists. i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed to secretary of defense until white house gives us an accounting. >> democrats are angry and worried. >> what is unfortunate is the account to politicize an issue. they need to be confirmed. >> hagel is not for defense secretary faces committee vote wednesday. some republicans, though not mccain threatened to walk out in protest. hagel and brennan nomination could be put on hold before a final floor vote. should either nomination get that far they could face filibusters. >> i want 60-vote margin. you don't have to fill buster to get. they would threat on the call 60-vote margin. >> the president's only new confirmed secretary is john kerry replacing hillary clinton at state. but kerry was the presiden
south carolina senator lindsey graham says he will block confirmation of chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for c.i.a. until they clear up issues ranging from the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi to enhanced interrogation techniques for suspected terrorists. i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed to secretary of defense until white house gives us an accounting. >> democrats are angry and...
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another republican, former senator chuck hagel is nominated for defense secretary. the obama administration has its hands full tonight. over egypt. the country's army chief is warning the nation could implode if violent dissent continues. correspondent connor powell has the latest from jerusalem. >> nearly a week, police and protesters clash on the streets of egypt. protests don't grow. 60 people died since last thursday. mohammed morsi's declaration of martial law failed to contain the crisis. >> examing the state, extremists -- [ inaudible ] >> controversial and effectiv effective. the topic could lead to collapse of egypt, ushering in the widespread bloodshed. this is the largest arab country in the world in the entire middle east. morsi was democratically elected. critics say he has been changed since being in power. >> we will not accept this. >> opposition group are determined to keep up the pressure on morsi. saying the street will not rest until reforms are instituted. young men throw rocks in rioting, but not the mass uprising we saw two years ago. crowds f
another republican, former senator chuck hagel is nominated for defense secretary. the obama administration has its hands full tonight. over egypt. the country's army chief is warning the nation could implode if violent dissent continues. correspondent connor powell has the latest from jerusalem. >> nearly a week, police and protesters clash on the streets of egypt. protests don't grow. 60 people died since last thursday. mohammed morsi's declaration of martial law failed to contain the...
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defense secretary chuck hagel announced this afternoon that number will be reduced to six. the furloughs were instituted after spending cuts known as the sequester. >>> now to what many call an act of domestic terrorism, but the government still considers something else. the trial has just begun for the army psychiatrist accused of the fort hood shootings. today he admitted he did it. correspondent casey siegel looks at day one. >> reporter: it was the worst mass shooting at a u.s. military installation in american history, but for the soldiers and families touched by this attack nearly four years ago, the emotions remain very fresh. >> i don't go a day without thinking about this. >> reporter: sergeant howard ray was inside the fort hood medical processing facility and witnessed the rampage. >> did you think you were going to die that day? >> i thought that it was going to be pretty close. >> reporter: as the long awaited court-martial got under way, many of his alleged victims saw him for the first time since that day. >> i can't understand how people would feel, but it's
defense secretary chuck hagel announced this afternoon that number will be reduced to six. the furloughs were instituted after spending cuts known as the sequester. >>> now to what many call an act of domestic terrorism, but the government still considers something else. the trial has just begun for the army psychiatrist accused of the fort hood shootings. today he admitted he did it. correspondent casey siegel looks at day one. >> reporter: it was the worst mass shooting at a...
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two seconds later in opening statements, chuck hagel says we recognize the seriousness of america going to war. couldn't even get set up talking points right. later, john kerry says this is not a war in a classic sense, like it is the new coke of wars or something, war mania, the simulation of it or something. so it is very strange. then you have this bizarre parse from the president asking for authority for something he has authority to do. >> the exchange rand paul had with secretary kerry, if we don't give that authority, will the president then not go. and secretary kerry did not answer that. >> the white house has sent a lot of signals, including from president obama, that they very well may do this anyway, and this cuts to the core of the unbelievable rye at of amateurness, whatever adjective applies to the word amateur, to this whole situation where you have the president asking congress to approve something, as a last resort, after he couldn't get the u.n., arab league or the british to help him, then says maybe i'll go to congress for political cover. now what happens, if congr
two seconds later in opening statements, chuck hagel says we recognize the seriousness of america going to war. couldn't even get set up talking points right. later, john kerry says this is not a war in a classic sense, like it is the new coke of wars or something, war mania, the simulation of it or something. so it is very strange. then you have this bizarre parse from the president asking for authority for something he has authority to do. >> the exchange rand paul had with secretary...
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. >>> senator chuck schumer says he will back the president's choice, chuck hagel, as the new head of the pentagon. the new yorkbe democrat met with the former republican senator monday at the white house. schumer then met with president obama and said hagel's comments about israel were a critical factor in winning his support. schumer was seen as a possible roadblock to hagel's confirmation. businessman donald trump is inserting himself in israeli politics. trump made a video endorsing benjamin netanyahu. and his party ahead of the general elections next week. still ahead, pennsylvania school district takes matters in its own hands to fight gun violence. first, is your federal government putting the mob-like squeeze on a private citizen? look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. using cloud computing and mobile technology, verizon innovators have developed a projective display for firefighters. allowing them to s
. >>> senator chuck schumer says he will back the president's choice, chuck hagel, as the new head of the pentagon. the new yorkbe democrat met with the former republican senator monday at the white house. schumer then met with president obama and said hagel's comments about israel were a critical factor in winning his support. schumer was seen as a possible roadblock to hagel's confirmation. businessman donald trump is inserting himself in israeli politics. trump made a video...
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. >> bret: defense secretary chuck hagel ordered a review of a new military medal for drone operators and other high-tech service members. vet rap and some lawmakers are upset that the distinguished war pair medal outranks medals for front line troops including the bronze star and purple heart. the president's foreign policy is under fire from someone who used to help him devise and implement it. tonight, chief washington correspondent james rosen reports on a former advisor two is going public with scorching criticism. >> due out next month, the dispensable nation presents the scathing insider account of the obama administration yet published. author valley nazer, academic joined the state department as aid to late richard holbrook, known throughout washington as legendary heavyweight with ego to match. he helped hillary clinton formulate policy on afghanistan and pakistan. exerts on foreignpolicy.com, he reports that the obama white house used leaks and other leaks to undermine holbrook and tried hard to cut his boss out of the picture, too. those with the inner circle and veteran o
. >> bret: defense secretary chuck hagel ordered a review of a new military medal for drone operators and other high-tech service members. vet rap and some lawmakers are upset that the distinguished war pair medal outranks medals for front line troops including the bronze star and purple heart. the president's foreign policy is under fire from someone who used to help him devise and implement it. tonight, chief washington correspondent james rosen reports on a former advisor two is going...
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. >> reporter: meanwhile, defense secretary chuck hagel speaking from asia looked out of step after the british decided not to be involved. >> our approach is to continue to find an international coalition that will act together. >> reporter: republican lawmakers want to know whether the administration plans to ask for supplemental budget funds for this strike. >> we just don't have the assets to do it right now. >> reporter: after all, each tomahawk is 1.5 million a piece. in libya, they fired 211 tomahawks, the cost of munitions alone would be several hundred million dollars. defense officials confirm the uss san antonio, a marine amphibious war ship joined the u.s. destroyers and other naval assets in the eastern mediterranean. it doesn't carry missiles. there are 300 marines on board just in case. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. >>> north korea rescinded invitation to a u.s. representative to discuss release of a detained american. a special envoy, bob king, was scheduled to travel to pyongyang to review the case of kenneth bay, sentenced to 15 years hard labor for s
. >> reporter: meanwhile, defense secretary chuck hagel speaking from asia looked out of step after the british decided not to be involved. >> our approach is to continue to find an international coalition that will act together. >> reporter: republican lawmakers want to know whether the administration plans to ask for supplemental budget funds for this strike. >> we just don't have the assets to do it right now. >> reporter: after all, each tomahawk is 1.5 million...
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on its first trip to israel as defense secretary last month, chuck hagel finalized a large conventional weapons deal that included state-of-the-art v-22 osprey aircraft and midair refueling tankers, but more importantly, did not include the mop. he discussed iran with his israeli counterpart. >> our position is iran will not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. the prevention of iran from developing a nuclear weapon, period. >> western intelligence believes iran has multiple nuclear facilities, including heavily fortified sites deep underground. hardened with steel and concrete. at least one facility is believed to be inside a mountain near comb. >> all military options and every option must remain on the table in dealing with iran. >> this sort of step, taking improvements on this very large bunker busting bomb, which really only has one target, that buried nuclear facility called fordo in iran is one step to establish the military credibility. >> credibility that the pentagon hopes will discourage the israelis from acting alone against iran and send a message to iran that it should
on its first trip to israel as defense secretary last month, chuck hagel finalized a large conventional weapons deal that included state-of-the-art v-22 osprey aircraft and midair refueling tankers, but more importantly, did not include the mop. he discussed iran with his israeli counterpart. >> our position is iran will not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. the prevention of iran from developing a nuclear weapon, period. >> western intelligence believes iran has multiple...